ScaleDown

This Python script is used to monitor a directory and transcode any newly added video files into a new file with lower resolution. The specific transcoding parameters and file naming conventions can be modified by changing the code accordingly.

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• ffmpeg binaries
• ffmpeg-python
• watchdog

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install Python 3.6 or above if not already installed.
3. Install ffmpeg binaries on your OS.
4. Pip install ffmpeg-python watchdog.

Usage

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the repository directory.
2. Set the path variable in settings.py to the directory you want to watch for new video files.
3. Run the script by executing the command: python app.py.
4. The script will watch the specified directory for new video files.
5. When a new video file is detected, the script will transcode it to a lower resolution (480p) and save it in the same directory with the suffix .mp4.
6. The original file will be left untouched.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.